Four Wheeler Care and Car Maintenance Tips for Rainy Season

Driving car in cities itself is a big task and if you top it up with rainy season, it becomes more difficult for the driver. In such situation, being ready in advance before the rainy season starts is the smartest idea to implement. Car being a machine, requires time to time maintenance in order to function smoothly and this car care becomes even more important before the rainy season hits. You can even consult an expert for car’s service as per your convenience. However, here are 5 important car maintenance or four wheeler care tips for monsoon season –

1. Check All Basic and Direct Use Car Vitals –

Check all the primary things that you use daily in your car while driving and make sure that they all are working fine and are not defective. These vitals are your car lights, car steering, car brakes, car seats, car gears, car accelerator, car glasses, any leakage in car, etc. On top of all these, the most important thing that you should check before the rainy season are your car wipers. Car wipers are the primary thing that will help you in the rainy season and you know why. Many times, if not taken care off, car wipers get stuck and hence don’t function during a very crucial day when you are driving. So yes, check all these vitals well and act accordingly if repair or replacement is required for any.

2. Car Tyres are the Ultimate Rulers in Monsoon –

The reason that car tyres were not covered in the first point is that it is a very crucial and important point in context of safety during rainy season and hence this needs to be highlighted individually as car tyres are the ultimate kings on road. Check complete condition of your car tyres whether it be tyre treads, cracks and cuts, air pressure, tyre rim, tyre screws, etc. Based on your analysis, decide whether any kind of repair work or in fact the whole tyre replacement is required or no. All in all the gripping power of your tyre should stay intact to less trouble during the rains. Don take this lightly and do check it.

3. Check Car Lubricants (Oils and Coolants) –

Based on your car type and model, do a thorough check on whether the oils and coolants in your car are in proper condition or requires change. This is very important as car lubricants help in smooth functioning of all parts which ensures that the vehicle itself is working fine. For lubricants, you need to check whether it is present as per optimal required levels? How is its condition? Does it require change? Is there any lubricant leakage? How is the radiator’s condition? And so on. Maintaining this will help your vehicle in the long run for sure and specially in the rainy season.

4. Keep Corrosion and Rust Away from your Car –

To keep corrosion and rust away from your car, you need to cut direct contact of the car with excessive rain water. A few steps that you should follow is parking your car under a shed or a roof, keeping it under car cover when not in use, consider applying a protective film on car’s body, lubricate the areas where required so that corrosion could not settle in. If you follow these pointers periodically then your car will surely stay away from corrosion, no matter what season you are in. Rust, not only spoils the look of the vehicle but also starts affecting its functionality negatively with time.

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5. Do Battery Check and Remember, you are the Decision Maker –

Check your car’s battery and make sure that it is working properly and also is fitted well. You can even unplug the battery, if your car is not going to be used for a longer period (Consider this only if you know about it). Ultimately, remember drivers that if you stay responsible and smart on road, no season can actually harm you in any way.  Things like avoiding driving in heavy rains, stopping under a SAFE roof if rain starts midway, religiously following absolute strict speed limits to avoid any kind of slippage or skidding, obviously wearing your seatbelts is a must no matter what season, swallowing your on road EGO and thinking about other vehicles on the road as well is must(whose driver can be anybody between a learner to a pro), keeping genuine awareness and trying to anticipate for your best, also staying away from any kind of electrical boxes or sections on the road are a few things that will surely help you during the monsoon season. All in all, you should start following all the advice that your mother generally gives you for driving a car, specifically during the monsoon season and you will be fine.

ALWAYS REMEMBER, NO WORK OR SITUATION IS ABOVE YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR FAMILY’S WELL BEING SO DON’T TAKE RAINS LIGHTLY AND AVOID DRIVING YOUR CAR WHEN NOT REQUIRED.